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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 Ll dollars have heen spent to give him good sport and make him comfortable. Blue Mountain Resorts in the Colling- wood district several years ago instal- led the first bar lift in the province. Last year it was rebuilt, a new diesel engine installed and the carrying cap- acity incregsed by 20 per cent. So it goes through the resort areas. SEVERAL CLUBS AND MOST of the' commercial lodges now have ski in- structors. There is a school near Collingwood operated by registered members of the Canadian Ski Instruc- tors' Alliance. There is a jumping school at Midland, operated by Pete Peterson, who brought a sparkling reputation from Norway. Skiing families from the United States are attracted to Sault Ste. Marie and the Lakehead. Near the Sault at Searchmount is one of Ontario's really outstanding ski slopes, with an 850- foot drop and a 2000-foot rope tow. The Lakehead 1s internationally famous for the excellent snow condi- tions that normally exist there, and the variety of skiing offered, from the swift slopes of Mount Baldy and Mount McKay to superb cross-country trails. ONTARIO TODAY 1at there's family fun on the ski slopes, "dollar business is being built on snow The commercial resorts that run in a wide strip across the middle of the province offer a wide variety of ac- commodation and cost. Package-plan ski holidays and weekends are now being offered : RESORT ADVERTISING no longe: con- centrates wholly on the delights of summer. The holiday season is now recognized as a year-round affair. The Muskoka Tourist Association, for ex- ample, includes such items as these in its advertising: "Snow conditions, town facilities, and hills are among the best for the average amateur skier and family novice . . . Muskoka's ski hills are an all-family affair . . . Learn to ski in Muskoka this winter." Curling, skating and ice-fishing, of course, are listed as added attractions. The Lakehead brag is "the best Canadian skiing between the Rocky Mountains and the Laurentians . . . An average winter snowfall of 100 inches." The Haliburton drum-beaters point out that "the :- Highlands of Haliburton are fast becoming -estab- lished as a centre for winter activities." And that is the story being teld in more and more detail as Ontario takes to the outdoors. An expert on a slalom course PACE ELEVEN